Technology and Innovation
Supporting innovative businesses to develop and grow
Technology innovation is accelerating and bright minds are developing exciting new, products and services.
But bringing new technology to market and selling or licensing innovative products or services to multi-national organisations, can be challenging – from protracted contract negotiations and expensive legal costs, to navigating the legal hurdles to selling internationally.
It does not matter how big or small your business is. What matters is having the ambition, energy and organisation to make them a reality. We can help you to achieve your goals, on as flexible a basis as you need.
With a team of experienced technology and innovation specialists who have worked as in-house lawyers in the world’s largest IT suppliers and in international law firms, Jurit has the expertise to solve these issues with you and take your business to the next level.
Our people, your team
All lawyers can advise on the law, but it takes a special kind of lawyer to understand you and your business and support you to be successful in a commercial environment.
Our lawyers have extensive experience acting for or working in-house in over 50 countries, for some of the world’s leading global technology companies.
We also work for and with the Government and its security agencies and can support you in very practical ways with selling your idea, product, or service into these highly regulated environments.
In short, we know the technology, speak your language, and will grasp your technology quickly, to support the development and growth of your business, anticipating potential commercial and legal risks before they have chance to arise.
How we help
We support businesses of all levels throughout the process of commercialising products and ideas in the technology sector, protecting intellectual property and helping to develop your business both in the UK and internationally.
Our advice spans everything from major IT projects, outsourcing, technology contracts, data protection, domain names, IoT apps, distributed ledgers and more, in industry sectors like healthcare, entertainment, telecommunications and clean energy.
We also advise businesses that need to buy IT and software, or outsource business functions, offering flexible and pragmatic advice, on a call-off basis as required.
Acting effectively as your own in-house counsel, we cut through the business, legal and regulatory noise to provide you with the pragmatic, commercial solutions to realise your idea.
With the ability to draw on expertise from across our firm, as well as our global network of trusted lawyers, we will help you to transact effectively and efficiently both in the UK and internationally.
Contact us
Our services include:
- Protection of intellectual property - copyright, patent and trademark issues
- Procurement - public and private
- Cyber security
- Regulatory issues – GDPR, data protection, telecommuication regulation
- Corporate - shareholders agreements, raising capital
- Commercial - software development, terms of business, licensing
- Outsourcing
- Advising trading platforms - FinTech and commodities
Recent work
Opply Limited
Advising founders (one ex Amazon and the other a Swiss technologist) on the terms for operation of an online marketplace as it evolves as a business. Opply acts for brands without their own logistics department acquiring raw materials and provides a marketplace for suppliers to bid for supplying goods to the brands. The current focus is on the UK but there are plans for expansion. We also advised on procedures for avoiding VAT fraud in the supply chain and on data protection.
Comix Limited
We provide a general counsel service to Comix and work closely with its founder, Harry Bird. We advise on agreements for the provision of services and creative content for videos used by some of the leading DJs. Deals have included Avicii, Alesso, and Kygo.
Our clients
Derek, Quentin and Anthony from Jurit have been advising us on all matters regarding the initiation of our start-up company. I have been impressed with their professionalism at every stage. They respond promptly, communicate effectively, and offer counsel of the highest standard.
They have made daunting tasks seem achievable and they have offered everything required for effective business development. I recommend them without hesitation.
Dr Kevin Kiff - FRCA FRCP FFICM NHS Clinical Entrepreneur NHS Innovation Fellow, Sylvan Tech
Jurit and their wealth of experienced practitioners have enabled us to safely navigate the complex landscape of shareholders agreements, contracts, employment procedures and IP protection. Calm, patient and organised, our lead counsel has been a catalyst for sound decision making at every turn of our journey.
Ben Williams - Performance Director - Kyros Project
Jurit acted for Solaris Offgrid on the investment by Acumen Fund and Compass Venture Capital in $1m convertible notes of the company. I very much appreciated the Jurit team’s availability and fast turnaround time, and the delivery of their services to a high standard.
Siten Mandalia - Co-founder and CEO - Solaris Offgrid
Anthony Garrod provided Comix with fantastic advice with our contractual agreements with our clients, including Avicii, Tiësto and Kygo and Adrian Hoggarth has advised us on our arrangements with employees and contractors, where his industry knowledge was really valuable. I was very impressed with the personal touch and how patient they were whilst working under tight deadlines.
Harry Bird - Founder/Director - Comix
